Given how injured Asdrubal Cabrera looks on the field and with the slow starts of both Neil Walker and Jose Reyes, fans have begun to clamor for top prospect Amed Rosario to get called-up to the major leagues.  Once fans stop and pay attention to what Rosario is doing in Triple-A, those cries are only going to become deafening.

So far in his 18 games played, Rosario is hitting .414/.455/.486 with three doubles, a triple, eight RBI, and five stolen bases.  He has recorded a hit in 16 of the 18 games he has played this season, he has reached base in 17 of the 18 games he has played, and he has recorded an extra base hit in three of his last five games.

With this hot start, Rosario ranks second in hits, third in batting average, and fifth in OBP in the Pacific Coast League.  The scary part is Rosario is only getting better going 8-12 with two runs, a double, triple, three RBI, and a stolen base in his last three games.

With a start like that Rosario is overshadowing everyone including Jordan Humphreys who is off to just as hot a start as Rosario is this season.

In four starts for the Columbia Fireflies, Humphreys is a perfect 4-0.  He’s a perfect 4-0 because he’s absolutely dominating the competition.  So far this season, Humphreys has a 1.42 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, and a 12.1 K/9.  He’s doing that while limiting opposing batters to a .165 batting average against.

Overall, he’s dominating the opposition and recording big strikeout totals, including 12 in his last start, while going fairly deep into games.  So far this season, Humphreys is averaging 6.1 innings per start.

So while Rosario is making the case he should be called-up to the majors, Humphreys is also making a similar case for himself to get promoted to St. Lucie. These are two promising prospects off to hot starts.